Final: Jannik Sinner vs. Carlos Alcaraz
Arthur Ashe Stadium — 2 p.m. ET
- Sunday's men's singles final is the third straight Grand Slam title match between Sinner and Alcaraz. Spain's Alcaraz saved three match points to win an epic Roland Garros final, before world No. 1 Italian Sinner got his revenge at Wimbledon.
- The world No. 1 ranking is also on the line in this marquee final, with the winner to leave New York as the ATP Tour's leading man.
- In a rivalry destined to define a generation, Alcaraz owns a 9-5 head-to-head edge, including wins in six of their past seven meetings. Their most recent matchup, last month in the Cincinnati final, was cut short when Sinner retired with illness after just five games.
- The Sinner-Alcaraz rivalry ignited at the 2022 US Open, when Alcaraz won a late-night, five-set marathon in their fourth overall meeting: "I feel like our rivalry started here, really, playing an amazing match," Sinner reflected. "We are two different players now, a different confidence, too."
- Alcaraz has not lost a set on his way to the US Open final, having never previously made it as far as a major quarterfinal with an unblemished set record. “It's something that I'm working on, just the consistency in the matches, in the tournaments, for the year in general,” the 22-year-old said. “Just not having up-and-downs in the match. The level that I start the match, I just wanted to keep that level really high during the whole match."
- Sinner has his own spotless streak on the line: He is riding a 27-match winning streak at the hard-court majors, having won the titles at the 2024 Australian Open, the 2024 US Open and the 2025 Aussie Open. The Italian has lost just two sets this fortnight, one to Denis Shapovalov in the third round and another to Felix Auger-Aliassime in the semis.
- Sinner briefly struggled with an abdominal issue in his Friday night semifinal victory, but he dismissed any injury concerns after the match.
- Alcaraz fought off an early challenge from Novak Djokovic in their Friday afternoon semifinal and ran away with the final set in a 6-4, 7-6(4), 6-2 victory.
- Sinner can tie Alcaraz at five Grand Slam singles titles with a win Sunday, while the Spaniard hopes to extend his trophy lead to two with his sixth Slam.
